Ok so i have a carved cake going out Saturday and have never done one before. i have to do a general lee cake. i have done cars out of rice crisps before but not cake.
so what kinda of cake should i use? it has to b choc. for this order!
should i freeze it?
should i to the cover it in fondant or butter cream, bc i don't think 4 years old will like fondant??
please help !!!!
When Im carving something out of chocolate I always freeze the cake prior to cutting it. It makes it much easier.
You could do it out of BC but to ME fondant looks so much better and the child doesn't have to eat the fondant...I never do! He can simply pull it off his piece of cake.
I use regular cake. If I use a pound cake, there is no need to freeze it. Especially if it is for a kid, Im sure they would like the regular cake better.
I prefer to use chocolate cake when carving - it's firmer. As far as 4 year old and fondant, my nephews have been stealing fondant bits off family cakes since they were 2 and 3. My younger niece loves it, too. It's kind of like candy to them and they don't have the idea in their head of what frosting "should" be. And as I'm sure you know - carve a little at a time!
Have fun!
I use both marshmallow fondant and Fondarific (Which is the same as Duff's brand at Michael's) - depending on the project, how much time I have, and what color I need. I refuse to make black or red! For figures or pieces I need to dry firm, I use Satin Ice.
Doesn't matter to the boys (well, and the rest of the family) they love it all. Personally, I find fondant too sweet and don't like the chewy aspect, but I make sure I put a decent layer of buttercream underneath - then both fondant eaters and non-fondant eaters are both happy!
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